. Phallic worship : an outline of the worship of the generative organs, as being, or as representing, the Divine Creator, with suggestions as to the influence of the phallic idea on religious creeds, ceremonies, customs and symbolism, past and present. Fig. 112 DIFFUSION AND MODIFICATION OF SYMBOLS. The symbol of the hands, as shown m Figure 184, is also an ancient em-blem. The hands againeach signify the masculinetriad; the opening be-tween them types theyoni; the whole symbol-Fig-isi. izes, ^the Four GreatGods, from whom all beings emanate. This is theform in which the Jewish rabbi rai
. Phallic worship : an outline of the worship of the generative organs, as being, or as representing, the Divine Creator, with suggestions as to the influence of the phallic idea on religious creeds, ceremonies, customs and symbolism, past and present. Fig. 112 DIFFUSION AND MODIFICATION OF SYMBOLS. The symbol of the hands, as shown m Figure 184, is also an ancient em-blem. The hands againeach signify the masculinetriad; the opening be-tween them types theyoni; the whole symbol-Fig-isi. izes, ^the Four GreatGods, from whom all beings emanate. This is theform in which the Jewish rabbi raise their hands whenpronouncing benediction. In many ancient countries — and the same is true ofsome modern peoples— the seeing of the living yoni —especially that of a maiden — was considered the cer-tain harbinger of good fortune. Ceres wandered over the earth, seemingly disconso-late beyond cure. Baubo, after exhausting all othermeans of cheering the goddess, finally retired, shavedthe hair from her mons veneris, and returned to thecelestial presence. She then sat down before Cereswith her legs wide apart and her skirts drawn u]^ so asto exhibit her now youthful-like yoni. This sight soattracted and pleased the disconsolate goddess that sheimmed
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